DescriptionGermanium is a lustrous, hard, grayish-white metalloid in the carbon group, chemically similar to its group neighbors tin and silicon. Elemental germanium is used as a semiconductor in transistors and various other electronic devices. .

Santech is focused on reprocessing high purity germanium metal and chemicals including germanium oxide and organic germanium etc, which is widely used in optics and catalysts industry.

Applications1. 35% for fiber-optics, 30% infrared optics2. 15% polymerization catalysts, and 15% electronics and solar electric applications.3. The remaining 5% went into such uses as phosphors, metallurgy, and chemotherapy.